Millions of Star Wars fans cried out in surprise Monday with news that the first teaser trailer for Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens will debut Friday in 30 theatres across North America, including two in Canada.

Disney-owned Lucasfilm is taking an unusual approach with the first official unveiling of The Force Awakens, making it an offline and somewhat difficult-to-access affair – if you’re not at one of the theatres that will be showing the trailer, you’re out of luck. (The trailer will screen at two Cineplex locations in Canada, the Yonge & Dundas cinemas in Toronto and SilverCity Riverport in the Vancouver suburb of Richmond, B.C.) However, you can bet some savvy bounty hunters will surreptitiously record the trailer and post it online immediately after it screens, if it doesn’t actually leak beforehand. All it takes is one upload for the trailer to be out in the wild, copyright takedowns be damned.

As for the contents of the 88-second trailer, scuttlebutt on Star Wars fansites suggests it will feature a lot of narration and little in the way of actual footage. Which makes sense, as this is the first of what will ultimately be many teasers, trailers, TV commercials, sneak peaks and so on, leading up to the film’s release on Dec. 18, 2015. Guh. Doesn’t anyone these days want to be surprised when they see a movie?

As a Star Wars fan who doesn’t want everything spoiled in advance (but must, due to his job, watch every trailer that comes out), it would be great to see some general establishing shots of the locations The Force Awakens will be set in. Just a taste, nothing too specific. As for the narration, who might be speaking? An old and wise Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) maybe? One of the brand new characters? There’s such an array of talent in this movie, just about anyone would be a good choice. As long as it’s something that sets the tone, hints at the state of the galaxy and sends shivers of anticipation down our spines. At least until the next trailer. And the one after that. Now that it’s awoken, the Force won’t be slumbering again any time soon.